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Monday, 23 March, 2020 UTC
Half-Life: Alyx In-Depth Review
Watch the first hour of Half-Life: Alyx gameplay here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEtgF7YTkLY We've played through Half-Life: Alyx, and here's our in-depth and spoiler-free review of Valve's return to the Half-Life universe. We show you how the game ... more - tested@youtubeFriday, 20 March, 2020 UTC
Configuring a Gaming Laptop for VR and Content Creation
With a shelter-in-place policy in effect in California, the Tested team is working from home sharing their current projects. Norm checks in with his recent testing and research into gaming laptops powerful enough for VR headsets and video editing, using ... more - tested@youtubeFriday, 13 March, 2020 UTC
Hands-on with The Room VR: A Dark Matter
We play through the first two levels of the upcoming VR puzzle game The Room: A Dark Matter. Based on the popular series of mobile puzzle games, this atmospheric take on virtual reality escape room is full of intricately-designed puzzles and a-ha moments. ... more - tested@youtubeThursday, 5 March, 2020 UTC
Inside Valve: Making Half-Life: Alyx for Virtual Reality
Half-Life: Alyx is almost here, the culmination of years of development and experimentation with VR gaming. Back in December, we sat down with Valve's Robin Walker and Greg Coomer for an in-depth conversation about designing the game to showcase the potential ... more - tested@youtubeSunday, 1 March, 2020 UTC
HTC Vive Cosmos External Tracking Faceplate Review
With HTC's announcement of a family of Vive Cosmos virtual reality headsets, we revisit the Cosmos to see how it's held up and test the new external tracking faceplate that gives it SteamVR Lighthouse tracking. Plus, an interview with HTC about the state ... more - tested@youtubeFriday, 14 February, 2020 UTC
Inside ILMxLAB: Making Star Wars Vader Immortal!
We go behind-the-scenes at Lucasfilm's ILMxLAB to dive into the development of Star Wars: Vader Immortal. Chatting with the director and developers of this VR experience, we see how iconic environments were crafted, how new ships were modeled, and how ... more - tested@youtubeFriday, 24 January, 2020 UTC
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners VR Impressions
Released this week, this full-length survival horror game is one of the most engrossing VR experiences we've played. After playing several hours of the campaign, we share our favorite parts of the game's combat, crafting, and survival systems and which ... more - tested@youtubeMonday, 23 December, 2019 UTC
Tested in 2019: Jeremy's Favorite Things!
It's Jeremy's favorite time of year--sharing his favorite electronics kits and tools. This year, Jeremy gushes over tabletop game that's actually a learning tool for understanding how computers work, a starter project for aspiring Arduino programmers, ... more - tested@youtubeSaturday, 21 December, 2019 UTC
Tested in 2019: Norm's Favorite Things!
This year went by fast! As we approach Christmas and the new decade, we present our annual tradition of sharing our favorite things from the year, including gear tested, tools discovered, and projects completed. Norm shares his favorite VR headset, camera ... more - tested@youtubeThursday, 19 December, 2019 UTC
Half-Life: Alyx Hands-On! Tested on 8 VR Headsets
We've played some Half-Life: Alyx! Tested spent a day playing Valve's upcoming full-length VR game across 8 different headsets to evaluate how the game looks and plays on devices ranging from the original HTC Vive to Oculus Quest. We show how the game's ... more - tested@youtubeTuesday, 10 December, 2019 UTC
Using Haptic Gloves to Control an Amazing Telepresence Robot!
We go literally hands-on with the HaptX haptic glove to test its integration with an incredibly dexterous telepresence robot by Shadow Robot Company. Using these VR hand controllers, we're able to not only manipulate intricate objects like a rubix cube, ... more - tested@youtubeFriday, 15 November, 2019 UTC
Stormland Open-World VR Review!
We review Insomniac Games' Stormland, an ambitious open-world VR adventure that breaks new ground for virtual reality locomotion and action gameplay. It's one of the best-looking VR games we've played, with an expansive world that's so fun to traverse--especially ... more - tested@youtubeThursday, 14 November, 2019 UTC
Adam Savage's One Day Builds: Custom Beat Saber Hilts!
Adam's latest obsession is the VR music rhythm game Beat Saber, which he plays almost every day. To augment his immersion and play ability, Adam machines a pair of Beat Saber hilt mounts for the Oculus Quest controllers! And of course, making lightsaber ... more - tested@youtubeTuesday, 12 November, 2019 UTC
Works Outs and Watchmen - Still Untitled: The Adam Savage Project - 11/12/19
We're recording in the Tested studio this week as Adam's shop is filled with projects we can't show yet! Adam shares his new VR workout and shares a story about Jamie, plus we discuss the first three episodes of Watchmen and the incredible performances ... more - tested@youtubeThursday, 7 November, 2019 UTC
Pistol Whip VR Review!
We review the new VR game Pistol Whip, a mix of first-person shooter and music rhythm genres. It's some of the most fun we've had in VR, and makes us feel like we're the star of an action film. Plus, we visit the developers of the game to learn how a ... more - tested@youtubeFriday, 25 October, 2019 UTC
How Mixed Reality Game Trailers Are Made
Ever wonder how mixed reality videos are made showing users in virtual reality games like Beat Saber? That kind of compositing is done using the free LIV app, camera with HDMI output, video capture card, and green screen. We set up our studio to test ... more - tested@youtubeSaturday, 19 October, 2019 UTC
PROJECTIONS: Pixel Ripped 1995 and The Room: A Dark Matter Preview
This week, we preview two upcoming VR games we played at Oculus Connect 6! Pixel Ripped 1995 is the follow-up to the fantastic indie VR game Pixel Ripped 1989, and Jeremy chats with creator Ana Ribeiro about the scope of the sequel. Plus, a look at the ... more - tested@youtubeTuesday, 15 October, 2019 UTC
The Tested VR Project - Still Untitled: The Adam Savage Project - 10/15/19
Watch this episode of Still Untitled in VR180 here! https://www.oculus.com/experiences/media/802834256715296/2528213517245849/ We're joined by Tested producer Joey Fameli and special guest Eric Cheng this week to discuss filmmaking and storytelling in ... more - tested@youtubeFriday, 11 October, 2019 UTC
